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Hints 2

Happenings 2

Highlights/Magazine Sales 2

Athletic Page 3

Food & Fitness 4 & 5

Counselor’s Corner 2

Calendar 8

Inside this issue:

February 2010

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February 7th @ the HAC 8-10

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RANDOM ACTS of KINDNESS

Kindness is an innate quality of most hu-

man beings. When we see it directed to-

ward others, it makes us feel good. When it

is directed toward us, we feel great. Yet

sometimes we feel kindly toward someone

around us, but feel uncomfortable showing

it. Why not let your kindness show? One of

the best ways to do this is by practicing

random acts of kindness.

Kindness doesn’t cost anything. In fact, it’s

much easier to be kind than to be mean. In

addition, the kind acts we perform will

often prompt others to act in the same way,

even if we may not always see it.

The secret to practicing kindness is to not

expect a reward. If we’re not dependent on

the other person’s reaction, we can enjoy

the simple act for itself. Another key to

kindness is to keep the act anonymous.

What if you arrived at work and found a

batch of freshly baked cookies sitting on

your desk? You would want to know who

gave them to you, but even if you never

found out, you would still enjoy the cookies.

Practicing random acts of kindness on those

around you--even people you don’t know--is

easy. We all know someone who is having a

difficult time at home. Maybe that person has

a very ill family member or maybe he or she

is just down and depressed. A fresh bouquet

of flowers from your garden left on the per-

son’s desk may just brighten his or her day

and lessen the load. Offering to fill in for

someone who is anxious about a sick child at

home is a more direct act of kindness, as is

offering encouragement and support to a co-

worker who is struggling with a difficult task

or project.

It doesn’t take much to start practicing ran-

dom acts of kindness, just a good spirit and a

desire to be helpful to another person. Don’t

be surprised if other people in the office start

doing the same once you get the ball rolling.

In addition to being very good for your mind

and spirit, kindness is also contagious. Once

you start, you just can’t stop.

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WEATHER’S BAD -

NO SCHOOL

When inclement

weather causes the school to close,

it will be announced between the

hours of 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. on

local radio and television stations..

All scheduled extra-curricular and

co-curricular school activities will

be cancelled on days when school is

closed for inclement weather.

NEWSLETTER DRAWING

Every month students may enter a

drawing for a FREE Spirit Shirt

courtesy of the Athletic Depart-

ment. Students just need to fill out

the coupon on the front cover, have

their parent sign it and drop it off at

the HMS office.

It’s Magazine Sales Time Again!

It’s that time of year again!

Our annual magazine sales

will kick-off with a student

assembly, Thursday, February

4th. Sales will continue

through Wednesday, February

24th. Haysville Middle

School students sell maga-

zines to help build the student

incentive fund. The money

earned through selling the

magazines will be used to pro-

mote school pride and to

honor students who are re-

sponsible school citizens. If

an HMS student comes to

your home to sell magazines,

please help the student and the

school by purchasing any

magazines you might be plan-

ning to purchase or by renew-

ing magazine subscriptions.

The company used by the school

for this program is called QSP

and has a fine reputation. There

are lots of incentives for students

who participate: cash awards;

unique gift items; electronics; a

limo lunch; many more. Hays-

ville Middle School staff and

students thank you in advance

for your support. The turn in

dates for students are February

8th,10th, 16th, 22nd, and 24th.

Counselor’s Corner Haysville Middle School partici-

pated in the Pioneer League Food

Drive the week of Dec. 7-11. Three

groups organized the drive and

helped with the details: Natural

Helpers; Junior Honor Society; the

Leadership team. Students who

brought donations each day were

given the opportunity to participate

in several fun activities such as

hanging out with IPods and friends,

a dance, and relay races with an ob-

stacle course. Over 50% of the stu-

dents brought cans and money! HMS

donated these contributions to the

Haysville Community Outreach pro-

gram. “We raised over $1,300 and

collected over 1500 cans. Thanks to

everyone who made this a huge suc-

cess!”

Clint Shipley and Julie Dombo

HMS eighth grader, Ciara Hoover, was the

13-19 division winner for the 2009 Wichita

Eagle Beacon Holiday Story-Writing Con-

test. Ciara was among 300 essayists writing

for the category prize of a $100 gift card.

Congratulations Ciara!

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February

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Athletic Dates to Remember: February

01 BB vs HWMS B Away/G Home 18 Wrestling @ Goddard Eisen.-4:00

02 Wrestling @ Andover Central-3:30 pm 23 Wrestling @ HWMS-4:00

04 BB vs Augusta G Away/B Home

6/8 Div #3 A Tourn. 7A B/G

11 Div #3 A Tourn. 8A B/G

11 Wrestling @ Winfield—4:00 pm

13 Wrestling @ Circle JV Inv. 9:00 am

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anyone st ea l your

dreams. ”

Michae l J o rdan

Each month Haysville MS honors student – athletes of the month. This is a way for HMS to acknowledge student – athletes who have an exceptional attitude and demonstrate 100% effort in class, practice and competition. Each student – athlete must hold a GPA of 3.0 or higher and exhibit good sportsmanship. The head coaches of the designated sport select a student they feel exhibits these qualities. This months student–athletes are Paige Hudson, Reagan Brown and Michael Dye.

Paige is the daughter of Debbie and Mark Hudson. She enjoys gymnastics and swimming. Her favorite activity is cheer. She enjoys cheer because she has been a cheerleader all of her life and plans to stay one. Her favorite class in school is math because Ms. Bennett is her teacher and she is the cheer coach. When Paige was asked who her role model is she said “Ms. Bennett is my role model because she was a cheerleader and she cheered in middle and high school.” She plans to do the same. When asked why sportsmanship is

important in extra – curricular activities, she replied, “Sportsmanship is important because it is important to respect others.”

Reagan is the daughter of Bernadette and Arthur Brown. She enjoys playing volleyball and running. Her favorite activity is basketball because she enjoys the competition and she likes playing with her friends. Her favorite subject in school is Science because she likes experimenting. Reagan was asked who her role model is, she said, “My role models are my parents because they are strong willed and successful. When asked why she thinks sportsmanship is important in extra-curricular activities, she replied, “Sportsmanship is

important because it keeps the game safe. If you don't have good sportsmanship you will not be successful. It also increases your integrity.”

Michael is the son of Tricia and Michael Dye. He enjoys playing basketball, baseball and is a big Steelers fan. In school, his favorite subject is math because there is a solution to every problem. Michael was asked who his role model is, he said, “My parents are my role models because they are always there for me, and encourage me to do his best. When asked why he thinks sportsmanship is important in extra-curricular activities, he replied,

“Sportsmanship is important because it is an honor just to play. I play as hard as I can and try to work as a team both off and on the court.”

Hawk Student - Athletes of the Month

Hawk Spring Athletics Boys’ tennis and track and field sign-ups will start on February 22nd and

run until February 26th.Those interested in tennis can sign-up outside of

room C-16. Boys and girls that are interested in track and field can sign-

up outside of room J-4 . The first day of practice is March 1st. Anyone

interested in participating needs to have a current physical on file in the

office and pay a $10 athletic fee.

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A library with a good se-

lection of reading material,

with a wide variety of fiction

and non-fiction books is a great

motivator for encouraging stu-

dents to read. The Media Cen-

ter at Haysville Middle School

is fortunate to have books that

appeal to the many interests of

our students. In this era of de-

creasing budgets, and with the

cost of books rising at a speedy

clip, it becomes more essential

that they and other library ma-

terials are maintained in a man-

ner that keeps them in good,

useable condition. To do this,

it is important that everyone is

aware of steps that they can

take to ensure that materials are

kept in good condition. This

school year, an unusual num-

ber of students have returned

books with damage, especially

to spines. Parents and other

caregivers can help students be

responsible library patrons.

Students are expected to pay

for books that are damaged or

lost while they are checked out

to them, including loss or dam-

age that occurs at school, in

transport or in homes. While

some minor damage can be re-

paired, a book that is damaged

is less appealing. When a book

is lost, even though the patron

pays for it, there is a gap in

time from the time that a book

is lost, and the time that it takes

used away from books!!

When taking books home, or

bringing them back, make

sure that they are safely pro-

tected in a waterproof back-

pack, or in a plastic bag.

Use bookmarks. The Media

Center usually has a supply

of bookmarks that students

may pick up. Marking the

place where you have left off

by folding a corner down, or

marking with pen can make

pages deteriorate quickly, and

can also permanently mar the

item.

Return books on time. Often

another student is waiting to

read a book, especially if it is

one of our more popular ti-

tles. Oftentimes, if a patron

has an item for longer than

the check-out time, he or she

is more likely to lose it.

to order a replacement, and pre-

pare it so that it can be checked

out. Often times, when a book is

a little older, it is out of print, so

even though it has been a popular

title, it may not be available for

purchase. The cost of many new

books is nearly $20.00, with

many costing even more. With

these thoughts in mind, please

encourage your children to ob-

serve the following rules for re-

sponsible care of library material:

Keep materials in a safe loca-

tion.

At school, this can mean in a

binder (make sure that it fits

in the binder, without being

“squished), or in a locked

locker.

If there are younger children

at home, or curious pets,

please help your child find a

good place to keep books (a

high shelf, desk drawer,

or ??)

Keep materials clean and dry.

Encourage students to wash hands before they read.

Food and beverages are best

Three Cups of Tea By Greg Mortenson

At the beginning of 2010 Ms. Janet Tibbets, HMS

Media Specialist, began a new endeavor: discus-

sion groups during Guided Study in the HMS Media

Center. The current group is reading: Three Cups of

Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace . . .

One School at a Time . Greg Mortenson, and jour-

nalist David Oliver Relin, recount the journey that

led Mortenson from a failed 1993 attempt to climb

Pakistan’s K2, the world’s second highest moun-

tain, to successfully establish schools in some of the

most remote regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan.

By replacing guns with pencils, rhetoric with read-

ing, Mortenson combines his unique background

with his intimate knowledge of the third-world to

promote peace with books, not bombs, and success-

fully bring education and hope to remote communi-

ties in central Asia. Three Cups of Tea is at once an

unforgettable adventure and the inspiring true story

of how one man really is changing the world—one

school at a time.

After Spring Break Tibbits will once again

start discussion on another book, The

Darkest Rising by Susan Cooper. Those

interested in participating need to stop by

the Media Center to sign up.

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of the wall. All the segments put to-

gether were a small - scale version of

the actual Great Wall of China.

Students used a variety of materials

for wall construction such as graham

crackers, sugar cubes, and LEGOS.

In December, Mrs. Jessica Bloyd and

Mrs. Janet Dougan teamed together their

sixth grade Social Studies classes to cre-

ate a HMS version of the Great Wall.

The goal of the project was for each stu-

dent to construct a scaled down segment

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NATIONAL COUNSELING WEEK FEBRUARY 8 - 12

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